TSANZ SIG Orals: Evidence-Based Medicine & Practice
Tracks
TSANZ Orals
Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Riverbank 1 |
Speaker
Mrs Brooke Bailey
Clinical Research Officer
University of Newcastle
Patient satisfaction with non-CF bronchiectasis healthcare and patient reported problems
3:30 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Brooke is an Accredited Clinical Physiologist (resp.) and has worked with a wide range of adult and paediatric respiratory cohorts as a Respiratory Scientist. Brooke has an interest for complex respiratory physiology in disease and utilising novel test methods to assist clinical management.
Ms Cathryn Berry
Strategic Healthcare Engagement Lead
Asthma Australia
Quality use of medicines in chronic airways disease: A human-centred design approach to healthcare professional education
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Cathryn is leading the work on the QUM in CAD Program for Asthma Australia, using human-centred design to connect the needs of the patient, health professional and project goals. She is an excellent project manager and strategic thinker. She holds a MBiochem from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Dr Mariana Hoffman
Research Fellow
Monash University
Factors influencing participation in pulmonary fibrosis clinical trials – a qualitative study
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Dr Hoffman is a physiotherapist, early career researcher with a doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Sciences. Her work focuses on improving the quality of life for people with chronic lung diseases. She is a research fellow at Monash University and manager of NHMRC trial on ambulatory oxygen therapy in pulmonary fibrosis.
Dr Michael Loftus
Research Fellow
Monash University
Efficacy and safety of medications delivered by different inhalers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
4:15 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Dr Michael Loftus is a clinician-researcher. He is a practising Infectious Diseases Physician at Alfred Health in Melbourne and the Mildura Base Public Hospital, as well as the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow at Monash University's Health and Climate Initiative where his research focuses on sustainability in healthcare.
Dr Lucy McFarlane
Registrar
Barwon Health / University Hospital
The next chapter in Pulmonary Embolism care: Optimizing long-term outcomes through dedicated follow-up.
4:30 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Dr McFarlane is a General Medical Advanced Trainee at Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Victoria.
Dr William Soon
General Medicine Advanced Trainee
Alfred Health
Methodological and reporting quality of TSANZ clinical guidance documents
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
William Soon is a General Medicine Advanced Trainee who has an interest in Respiratory and Sleep medicine.
Dr Hayley Lewthwaite
Lecturer
University of Newcastle
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Hayley Lewthwaite PhD is an accredited exercise physiologist and postdoctoral research fellow with the Centre of Research Excellence in Treatable Traits. Hayley’s research focuses on exploring pathological mechanisms underlying exertional breathlessness, with the aim of optimising symptom assessment and management. In particular, Hayley looks to find novel approaches to manage activity-related breathlessness and enable people who live with persistent breathlessness to be more active in their day-to-day life.
Dr Paola Urroz Guerrero
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Newcastle
Chairperson
Biography
Paola Urroz Guerrero is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Newcastle and in the Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits. Paola has a background in sport and exercise science. Her research has focused on physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour as treatable traits in people with severe asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis.
